Andrew and Bryan arrived from Maintech last week to install our new lift station pump. We had been working with just one pump for the last four months.
Unfortunately, we found that now the control panel had a problem. One of the contactors was not working properly and we could now use either pump, but only one could be operational at a time. A new contactor was located in Corpus at a cost of just under $700. Larry Rabe picked it up on Friday and the electrician, Charlie, will install the contactor on Monday. It will really be good to have both pumps operational again.
I heard this last weekend that one long time owner had a concern that Larry Rabe might be doing work in my condo on HOA time. That is true. On October 7, 2010 I posted a picture on this blog of the work that had been started to repair the water damage to my sheetrock from a roof leak. J.R. hired Marcelino to do the work. The HOA has always had the responsibility to do repairs to condos where roof leaks or termites have caused damage. In the picture you can see the baseboard was taken out too. Marcelino could not match the design of the existing baseboard. When Larry Rabe became employed in December, I brought an eight foot piece of baseboard from San Antonio that was a match. Larry then installed and painted this baseboard. There are many posts on this blog of inside repairs being done at HOA expense for damages caused by factors that could not have been controlled by the individual owner. My condo is no different. In fact, end units tend to have more rain and roof related damages than interior units. It would be my preference that any issues such as this be addressed directly instead of rumored among other owners.